Thanks Quack04, it's not my feelings i'm concerned about it, it's all the kids (and the parents supporting the kids) that are referred to as "talentless". regarding the flighting issue, i don't know all these teams so i can't comment on who is who or where they belong. imho I don't think every game has to be a one or two goal differential for the kids to develop. whether we think our kids belong in AAA and want to drag our kids half way across the country to play other super elite pee wee teams that we think are the only teams worthy of our kids precious pee wee playing time, or whether we recognize that youth hockey in southern california is pretty strong and competitive across the board and are happy to be playing AA, even without flighting, i think most of us want the same thing. for the kids to continue to develop and enjoy playing the game.